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STARKVILLE, Miss. - SylvesterCroom became the first black head football coach in Southeastern Conference...football coach and we're confident we found that individual in SylvesterCroom," athletic director Larry Templeton said. Croom, 49, has...

...The latest low point in Ron Zook's tenure at Florida even has the coach wondering what went wrong. Meanwhile, SylvesterCroom's first big win at Mississippi State has given the Bulldogs and their fans a reason to believe in their first-year...

...football coach after dumping Mike Price, the scandal-stained program quickly turned to two of its own. Mike Shula and SylvesterCroom had similar resumes. Both were ex-Crimson Tide stars. Both were longtime NFL assistants. Both had solid reputations...

...released Wednesday. Six schools were given a D or F. Only one I-A school actually hired a minority head coach - SylvesterCroom became the Southeastern Conference's first black head football coach when he took the job at Mississippi State...

...road games. Now that's impressive. (18) Auburn (1-0) at Mississippi State (1-0), 11:30 a.m.: SylvesterCroom's debut last week in a win over Tulane created headlines as he was the first black coach in SEC history. He'll...

...all 19 games for Austin this season, recording a goal and an assist. Also of Note Croom, MSU make it official: SylvesterCroom took over the reins of Mississippi State's beleaguered football program Tuesday, officially making him the sport's...

...REDS-Signed C Humberto Cota to a minor league contract. FOOTBALL National Football League ST. LOUIS RAMS-Named SylvesterCroom running backs coach. HOCKEY National Hockey League BOSTON BRUINS-Assigned G Tuukka Rask to Providence (AHL...

...teams knew we couldn't run and lined up to take away our ability to pass the ball," Lions' offensive coordinator SylvesterCroom said. "With James Stewart in the lineup, if they want to give us that same option and take away our passing game...

...professor of political science. "As far as degree of difficulty, it's extremely historic." It's one thing to be SylvesterCroom, the first black head football coach in the Southeastern Conference, or Colin Powell, the first black secretary...